History
On the eve of the civil war south enjoyed an advantage over the north by..
A great military leader
A strong nativist movement arose that was anti what..
Anti-catholic
What year did the Mexican American war start
April 25 1846
A significant result of the Mexican-American war of 1846-1848 was the United States...
Called for prohibitation of slavery in land acquired from Mexico and wiltmot proviso
The 13th amendment abolished slavery, while 14th and 15th granted African American
Equality for recently emancipated slaves and the 15th prohibited government from denying voters by race and color
Substantial number of international migrants continued to arrive in the United States from Europe and Asia, mainly from
Ireland, Germany ,and china
The most controversial and divisive component of the Compromise of 1850 was the
It required citizens to to assist in recovery of fugitive slave .
After the civil war, women reformers and former abolitionist were divided over
Legislation that ensured the voting rights of African American males
The Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case in 1857 effectively repealed the
Missouri compromise
What is the primary principle of "popular sovereignty?"
Popular sovereignty is the principal that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people
The Emancipation Proclamation rallied support for what
Rally of support for freeing slaves
During reconstruction a major economic development in the south was the spread of
Sharecropping
In 1861 the north went to war with the south primarily to
Stop slavery
What contributed most directly to the end of slavery in the US
The emancipation proclamation in 1863 the war ended slavery even before the institution was banned
James W. Marshall a 36 yeah old carpenter discovered gold in the Sacramento Valley in 1848 and set off..
The gold rush
Historians have argued that all the following was a cause of the civil war except
The growing power of poor southern whites who resisted planter dominance
What was an important political event leading to the civil war
The slow collapse of the Whig party, the formation of the Republican Party, and the election of a Abraham Lincoln
What disadvantages did the South have?
They did not have factories to produce weapons, Railroad tracks or other important supplies.